Gregg Ivers Professor Government
- Degrees
- Ph.D, Political Science, Emory University
M.A., Political Science, Emory University
B.A, Political Science and Journalism, University of Missouri - Bio
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Gregg Ivers is Professor of Government in the School of Public Affairs at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. He is the author or editor of eight books, including To Build a Wall: American Jews and the Separation of Church and State, Creating Constitutional Change, Inside the Judicial Process, American Constitutional Law: Volumes I and II, and Constitutional Law: An Introduction, and numerous articles on constitutional law, civil rights and liberties, law and popular culture, the civil rights movement and other topics that meet at the intersection of law, politics and society. Professor Ivers is a past recipient of the School of Public Affairs Outstanding Teaching Award (1993), Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award (2005) and Faculty-Staff Collaboration Award (2018).
In 2024, Professor Ivers received the University Excellence in Teaching Award in a Full Time (Tenure) Appointment and the School of Public Affairs Outstanding Teacher Award win a Full-Time Tenure Appointment. In 2018, he was the recipient of the University Diversity and Inclusion Award.
From 2000-2020, Professor Ivers served as co-editor of the Constitutionalism and Democracy Series published by the University of Virginia Press. He currently serves on the Academic Advisory Board for The History Makers, the largest digital archive of African American Oral History in the world.
In June 2018, Professor Ivers launched the , serving as Director. The project documents the rise of civil rights activist, professor and public intellectual Julian Bond's rise to prominence from 1960-1968 and the broader Southern civil rights movement.
Please visit Professor Ivers' YouTube channels:
- See Also
- SPA Department of Government
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Teaching
Fall 2024
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GOVT-415 Southern Civil Rights Movement
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GOVT-455 Equal Protection
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HNRS-050 Honors Supplement: Southern Civil Rights Movement
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HNRS-050 Honors Supplement: Southern Civil Rights Movement
Spring 2025
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GOVT-415 Southern Civil Rights Movement
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GOVT-425 Jazz & Civil Rights Movement
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GOVT-454 Athlete As Political Activist